Video: How long does a Rolex movement service take?

[Robbby]

See this videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xn4T...e_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCE0N...e_gdata_player

I know, they do not show it in real time ,

But how long will it take?

[MoBe]

I would say it takes something like 1 - 2 hours in total time the way it`s done at a Rolex Service Center with one or two technicians and one watchmaker.

[azguy]

A great read:

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=70528

[kilyung]

I can do a full service on a movement (ETA) in about 3hrs from start to end. Not something I do every day though. Haven't tried a Rolex movement yet. So I imagine a RSC tech could do it in half that time.

[Robbby]

Originally Posted by kilyung

So I imagine a RSC tech could do it in half that time.

But it costs several hundred bucks?!
It's like money printing

[Rodentman]

I've heard it takes a year to make one, so that's pretty quick for a service.

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by Robbby

But it costs several hundred bucks?!
It's like money printing

On the contrary, there's a very high startup cost for the equipment and consumables. That's not even factoring in time and money spent on training. Doing this as a hobby has really helped me appreciate what goes into a service such that I don't complain about service anymore.

[Robbby]

Originally Posted by Rodentman

I've heard it takes a year to make one, so that's pretty quick for a service.

That must be a Marketing joke
They say it maybe to make it more exclusiv ;-)
Type in Seiko in eBay search, you will find almost the same amount for Rolex.
I bet the most people think, that there will be twenty times more mass produced Seikos on eBay.
That's not true.
Sometimes there are the same amount of Seikos and Rolexes on eBay.


I've read in a Swiss newspaper, that they have about 6000 employes, total.
Not everybody of the 6000 people are watchmakers who are producing new watches.

And they are producing about 700.000 watches a year.

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[TSW]

At the RSC about two hours total but then they have assistants that does all the polishing.

[up2nogood]

Originally Posted by kilyung

I can do a full service on a movement (ETA) in about 3hrs from start to end. Not something I do every day though. Haven't tried a Rolex movement yet. So I imagine a RSC tech could do it in half that time.

Mike, that is so cool! My fingers would just break stuff!

[Hairdude1]

Thanks for posting!